title: Supramolecular helical porphyrin arrays using DNA as a scaffold.
abstract: A diphenyl porphyrin substituted nucleotide was incorporated site specifically into DNA, leading to helical stacked porphyrin arrays in the major groove of the duplexes. The porphyrins show an electronic interaction which is significantly enhanced compared to the analogous tetraphenyl porphyrin (TPP) as shown in the large exciton coupling of the porphyrin B-band absorbance. Analogous to the TPP-DNA, an induced helical secondary structure is observed in the single strand porphyrin-DNA. The modified DNA can be hybridised to an immobilised complementary strand leading to fluorescent beads.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, UK SO17 1BJ.
authors.forename: Imenne
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bouamaied
authors.forename: ThaoNguyen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rühl
authors.forename: Eugen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stulz
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D044366:Transition Temperature
chemical_list: D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D011166:Porphyrins; D004247:DNA